“What?!” Leclerc replied to his race engineer, Bryan Bozzi, after being told the result. He laughed to himself afterwards: “Mamma mia. My God!” The bemusement initially hidden by Leclerc’s helmet remained etched on his face after he hopped out of his car and celebrated with his team.

Charles Leclerc has snatched a surprise first pole position of the year for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He beat both McLarens.

Ferrari F1 team suggests plank-wear fears were not the main reason for Charles Leclerc's off-kilter final Hungarian GP stint